The impact of shared decision-making on the treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders: systematic review

ABSTRACT:

Background

Shared decision-making encourages patients to explore treatment options/choices in collaboration with their healthcare provider, inclusive of the best available evidence and the patient's values/preferences. Several effective treatments exist for people with anxiety and/or depressive disorders; shared decision-making may be particularly useful in this context.

Aims

To investigate whether shared decision-making enhances clinical outcomes in adults with anxiety and/or depressive disorders.

Method

A systematic review was conducted. Five electronic health databases were searched from database inception until August 2019, in addition to reference lists of included studies. Prospective controlled studies of shared decision-making in adults (aged 18–64 years)

SUBMITTER: Marshall T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8517854 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature